BLAISDELL, Daniel, a Representative from New Hampshire;
born in Amesbury, Mass., January 22, 1762;
attended the public schools;
served in the Revolutionary War from August 1776 to August 1777;
moved to Canaan, N.H., in 1780;
taught school and also acquired some legal knowledge;
engaged in agricultural pursuits;
held several local offices;
member of the State house of representatives in 1793, 1795, and 1799;
served as a member of the executive council 1803-1808;
moderator of Canaan in 1808, 1809, 1812, 1822, 1824, 1826, and 1830;
elected as a Federalist to the Eleventh Congress (March 4, 1809-March 3, 1811);
served in the War of 1812;
again a member of the State house of representatives, in 1812, 1813, 1824, and 1825;
served as selectman of Canaan in 1813, 1815, and 1818;
resumed agricultural pursuits;
member of the State senate in 1814 and 1815;
chief justice of the court of sessions in 1822;
died in Canaan, N.H., January 10, 1833;
interment in Wells Cemetery.